10 Best Hotel Room Exercises
Sometimes we get stuck in situations where we don’t have a full service gym at our fingertips. A lot of my clients travel so much that the best they can do is a hotel room. So here’s my list of the top 10 no equipment exercises you can do in a hotel room!
- Push-Ups
One of the nicest things about push-ups is that there are so many variations. Here are a few!
• Wide
• Close
• Staggered
• High
• Slow
• Fast
• Low
• Single-arm
• On your knees
• Elevated
• Picked
• Moving
You can do a lot with them. So push-ups are a must.
2. Squats
Everyone loves squats. And if you don’t you need to have a change of heart because squats love you :) Anyway very much like push-ups, squats have many variations as well!
- Shoulder width
- Wide
- Narrow
- Jumping
- Single leg
- Moving
- Slow
- Fast
- Staggered (Lunges)
Squats absolutely have to be in your exercise arsenal.
3. Mountain-climbers
Mountain-climbers are a very good core exercise. Your upper body is holding you up while your core is engaging in an isometric like fashion. These resemble planks but your knees are moving in and out causing your abdominals to contract similar to a crunch. If you do them fast, you’ll get your heart rate to increase and feel more cardio-like. Enjoy!
4. Crunches/Sit-ups
- Crunches and sit-ups, also have many variations.
- Leg straight ahead (Normal)
- Feet up
- Feet down
- Feet angled
- Reverse
- Opposite limb twisting
- Side
Everything starts with a strong core.
5. Low back extensions
The low back can be a very weak and under trained part of the body. Doing these properly will be a nice edition to your workout.
6. Prone Towel Pulls
I was hesitant to put these in here but when it comes to training the back, most exercises require gravity. And if we don’t have dumbbells or barbells at hand there’s not as many exercises we can do. This is one of my favorites when there’s no gym equipment.
You’re lying on your stomach very much like a “superman”. You will want to extend your arms in front of you while holding an end of the towel in each hand. As you pick your body off the ground you are going to try and pull the towel apart while at the same time bringing it to your chest and repeat. It’s a little different but works well.
7. Dips
Whether you are using a chair, the side of a bed, or even the floor, dips are another great exercise to add.
8. Step-ups
Generally every hotel has a nice, sold, kitchen-like chair. All you’re doing is stepping up and down on it. If you are more advanced you could turn this into more of a cardio workout, or if not as advanced it will feel more like the lovely feeling of squats :)
9. Jumping Jacks
As long as you aren’t stomping through the floor, jumping jacks are a good one to get your heart rate up.
10. Glute bridges
Everyone needs a solid set of glutes. Whether you’re an athlete, young, old, rich, or poor, you have to have a strong set of glutes. Even these have a few variations.
- Feet shoulder width
- Feet wide
- Feet narrow
- Single leg
- On floor
- Feet elevated
- Head and shoulders elevated
These will definitely help work that booty!
I hope this helped, don’t be afraid to leave a comment below!
-Jared
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